I am attempting to open an SVG file with Internet Explorer 9 (32-bit). When doing so, I am prompted with the standard Open, Save, Save As dialog.

This happens when dropping an SVG file onto IE or opening it directly from Explorer. However, it displays properly when the full, local filepath is entered straight into the address bar.

A similar question was recently asked on Technet. The (unsatisfactory) answer suggests it is add-on related. And indeed, Internet Explorer (No Add-Ons) and Internet Explorer (64-bit) behave as expected. But neither the reset utility nor manually disabling every single add-on has helped the 32-bit version.

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This issue can be fixed by assigning the Browse In Place CLSID to the offending content type. This will not affect Explorer's "Open With" association. The following *.reg script will alter type image/svg+xml.